Man I gotta say, I don't know why it took me so long, especially after 1LCing the game
several years back. Genpei Toumaden must have one of the greatest bang/buck yields of any OST. Fierily relentless, floridly varied, deftly compact.
This father/daughter duo's rendition (give 'em a sub!) was my soundtrack for tonight's email drudgery, and ho ho hoooly balls, it made it fly past on loop. Recurring midboss Yoshitsune's
strutting headbanger BGM a highlight as always, but the whole thing's killer. Just missing the bonus stage BGM; a harsh omission, but honestly, that this OST remains so strong despite missing a standout just makes me like it more.
(Yoshi's fan-favourite BGM forming an appropriately Fuji-esque vista
)
Also,
>OBRIGATORY< (ta Klat <3)
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Mayne I don't wanna jinx this week's ACA release, but I can't contain myself and I don't do superstition either.
So fuck it. Bamco just put Rave Racer's OST on Spotify and probably elsewhere and ho ho hoooly fuck it's sounding good.
(ta bud!)
All glorious SAMPLINGMASTERISMS in place!
PASS DI BLUNT WHEN YUH PASS UP THE BONG, YAH Ranking face-melter
KAMIKAZE all present and correct, I could cry mayne.
Don't leave me baybehh~ And Rare Hero 3, breezy n' cute as a button as always.
3! 3! 3 3 3! I always thought Yominori Hey and Teknopera were the weakest links by far, with their goofy gimmick hooks, but all the same, glad to see 'em here for posterity. Annoys me that both have some pretty rad bridges, oh well. Maybe better at the controls?
Good omen hopefully. I ain't superstitious.
MEGA and AYA and SANODG et al were some talented cheeky buggers! Patrician sickgrab sense.
Pet theory of mine that ACA Ridge Racer 2 has been held back since it's a bit too similar to the original, and could hamstring the new 3D lineup's momentum. I do hope it appears though; could really use that rear-view mirror, plus after putting lots of time on ACA RR1, I'm curious to see how its handling model differs... and it's got some muhfuckin tunes, too.
DRIVE U 2 DANCING is the ultimate RR soundtrack opener imho. The new engine roar sound is killer, too. I was pleasantly surprised to see ACA RR1's OST make it home fully intact, will keep my fingers crossed non-superstitiously for this one as well.
EDIT: OMFG
Ridge Racer 2's up as well, and Rage Racer! I'd always assumed the latter had run into licensing issues, it's so criminally absent from later games and albums.
VOLCANO VEHICLE all present and correct. What a nice surprise this all was.
That wildly careening yet piston-precise sound! 
